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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1894 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 289
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act ensuring internet security and privacy.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1894 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 289
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 289) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to
ensure internet security and privacy. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 218 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act ensuring internet security and privacy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by inserting after section 114 the following section:-
3 Section 115. Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, no
4telecommunications or internet service provider that has entered into a franchise agreement,
5right-of-way-agreement, or other contract with the commonwealth of Massachusetts or a political
6subdivision, or that uses facilities that are subject to such agreements, even if it is not a party to
7the agreement, or otherwise operates in the commonwealth of Massachusetts may collect, use,
8disclose or otherwise disseminate, personal information from a customer resulting from the
9customer’s use of the telecommunications or internet service provider without express written
10approval from the customer. No such telecommunication or internet service provider shall add an 2 of 2
11additional surcharge for customers that do not provide their express written approval, and said
12providers shall not refuse to provide services to a customer on the grounds that the customer has
13not approved collection, use, disclosure or other forms of dissemination of the customer’s
14personal information”.